Tottenham Hotspur have spoken to Al Ittihad winger Jota amid claims that they are now confident of securing a January deal.
We are now just mere hours away from the January transfer window opening and Tottenham Hotspur are moving quickly.
Fabrizio Romano reports that Tottenham are now moving towards a £26million deal for Genoa defender Radu Dragusin.
Dragusin would be competition for both Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven, adding depth at centre back.
Tottenham still need other signing elsewhere though and Ange Postecoglou could now sign one of his former players…
Tottenham Hotspur confident of signing Jota
Another winger may be on Postecoglou’s radar and there have been links to Al Ittihad ace Jota for months now.
Jota played under Postecoglou at Celtic and smashed 28 goals and 26 assists in 83 games.
Al Ittihad pounced with a £25million deal in the summer but Jota hasn’t settled in the Middle East and could leave on loan.
The Daily Mail now claim that Tottenham have spoken to Jota to discuss a January move to North London.
90min also report that Tottenham are now ‘confident’ of signing Jota on loan with an option to buy at the end of the season.
Tottenham aren’t expected to spend massively in January, so spending on Dragusin means a loan deal for Jota makes sense.
The Portuguese winger already knows Postecoglou’s methods and he would surely love to work under the Australian again in order to get his carer back on track.
Hailed as a ‘genius’ by Ally McCoist, Jota can provide a bit of magic in the final third and a loan deal at least allows Tottenham and Postecoglou to see whether he can handle the Premier League.
Shining in Scotland and then failing to get going in Saudi Arabia means there are question marks over whether Jota can make an impact in the Premier League.
Postecoglou will have confidence that he can get the best out of Jota though, with this deal now looking likely ahead of the January window.
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